Postdoctoral Research Associate Position in University of Reading, UK

Postdoctoral Research Associate Position in University of Reading, UK

Designation/Position-  Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Reading, UK invites application for Postdoctoral Research Associate from eligible and interested candidates

About-  Research group is looking for a talented and motivated postdoctoral researcher in developmental psychology/neuroscience and autism to work on an MRC funded international project on global mental health. The researcher will be joining a multi-institution project funded by the MRC Global Challenge Research Fund, led by the University of Reading. Partner institutions on this project include the universities of Cambridge, Harvard, Liverpool, Birkbeck, Keele, as well as the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Sangath NGO, and Malawi College of Medicine. Position in University of Reading

Research/Job Area-  psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, computer science

Location-  University of Reading, UK

Eligibility/Qualification–

  • PhD in a relevant discipline (psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, computer science)
  • Excellent organization and project management skills
  • Experience in experimental design and analysis
  • Clear evidence of having published peer-reviewed papers on relevant topics
  • Experience of running studies with young participants

Job/Position Description- 

The aim of this project is to develop, test, and refine a mobile platform (i.e. app) that incorporates measures of key domains of human behaviour (e.g. cognition, social-emotional behaviour) in 0-6-year-old children.

This platform would be used in low-resource settings in India and Malawi to collect normative data from a large sample of children, to eventually help identify children who might have neurodevelopmental/mental health issues.

The postholder is expected to contribute to the design and piloting of the mobile platform, as well as analyse data collected by the platform to be reported in conferences and peer-reviewed publications.

The appointed individual will receive strong mentoring from well-established scholars as part of this project and be supported in developing new ideas.

The initial appointment will be for 30 months, with the possibility of a renewal.

How to Apply- Eligible and interested candidate can apply online.

For Contact- 

PI name: Prof Bhismadev Chakrabarti

Contact email: b.chakrabarti@reading.ac.uk

Last Date for Apply–  07 September 2019

See Position Details-

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